## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Durham Sinfonia (aka Orchestra North East)** ## **Charity registration number: 1081465** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote and develop public education in
and
appreciation
of
music
by
the
presentation of public orchestral concerts.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The main activities of the Charity are:
(i)
self-promotion of concerts in
which the orchestra performs
quality programmes of classical
music; and
(ii)
engagement as a contracted
orchestra in classical music
concerts promoted by others.
The activities are all set within the
geographical area of the North East of
England. For each concert, the orchestra is
assembled by invitation. The musicians are
engaged on a volunteer basis for the self-
promoted concerts and, usually, on a fee
basis for the contracted engagements. As
part of the quality offer of the concerts, guest
professional conductors, soloists and a few
of the principal orchestral musicians are
engaged on a fee basis.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Please see above. The Trustees do have
regard to the Charity Commission guidance
on Public Benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Orchestra North East attracts players from a
wide geographic area to play ambitious
symphonic works, concertos, film music and
more popular repertoire. It also seeks to
perform and promote new works by living
composers and work with other local
musical societies and groups, including
young performers.
The 2022-23 season has seen a return to
regular public performance after the Covid-
19 pandemic. The orchestra has rehearsed
and performed two programmes of music
one performed at two separate venues,
Durham Gala Theatre and Newcastle
Cathedral. Both programmes have included
concertos with professional soloists as well
as purely orchestral music.
It has also collaborated with Hertfordshire
Choral
Society
in
performing
James
McCarthy's Codebreakers (in the presence
of the composer) and Vaughan Williams's
Sea Symphony at Sage Gateshead, and
with Newcastle Choral Society in a
performance of Handel's Messiah. All
performances have been well received by
appreciative audiences.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity has received concert income
from its three independent concerts,
donations, some with gift aid, and orchestra
tax relief through the associated Orchestra
North East Productions Ltd, a company set
up to allow claiming this government
benefit through HMRC.
Expenditure has been on the three
independent orchestral concerts, and
maintaining insurance cover and
membership of_Making Music_, an
organisation that provides guidance and
support to music groups._Making Music_
also assists with the claim of orchestra tax
relief, for a fee of 10% plus VAT.
Income from the two choral societies has
totalled £8,550, most of this covering fees
for orchestra members.
The three independent orchestral concerts
made a net loss of £8,285.89. (Orchestra
tax relief, claimed in the 2022-3 financial
year is £4,618.02)
We have been fortunate in receiving
£13,600 in external donations from
charitable trusts and an individual this year.
This results in an overall improvement in
our finances by £10,335.60 over the year.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity’s policy on reserves is to
maintain funds at a sufficient level to cover
the costs of concert performances during a
planned year ahead of operations.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£24,577.55 (as of 31 March 2023).| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds materially in deficit.| |---|---|---| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The Charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funds are:
(i)
concert ticket sales
(ii)
external hire fees (i.e. being paid
to play for other societies)
(iii)
donations from the membership
of the orchestra
(iv)
donations from other sources
(v)
sponsorship and grants
(vi)
Orchestra Tax Relief (claimed
through a Production Company –
Orchestra
North
East
Productions Limited).| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The Charity does not have any investments
as such. Its only assets are the cash in hand
at bank, on which a small amount of interest
is earned each year.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risk is loss of concert income,
which is managed by the financial planning
described above.| |Other||Proportionate
returns
on
pre-concert
expenditure are now achieved through
claims for Orchestra Tax Relief.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association or society.| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by membership at AGM.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The Society is run in accordance with the
rules contained within its Constitution and
the membership of the Society is those
currently playing in the orchestra at the time
of the AGM.
The management of the Society is placed in
the hands of a Committee consisting of the
following Officers: Chairman, Treasurer,
Secretary and not less than four other
members. The Officers and the other
Committee members are elected by and out
of the Society’s members at AGM. Provided
they are willing, the Officers and members
of the Committee are appointed as Trustees
of the Charity. Before and on appointment,
they are encouraged to study the guidance
for Trustees on the Charity Commission
website.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Please see above. A Production Company
has also been set up (Orchestra North East
Productions Limited, Company number
11280090), the directors of which (two
Trustees of the Charity) act under the terms
of a Trust Deed in accordance with the
wishes and interests of the Charity in
dealing with the pre-concert production
arrangements for Orchestra North East
concerts. This allows the Charity to secure
the benefits of Orchestra Tax relief in
relation to eligible pre-concert production
expenses. The Charity is a member of
_Making Music_, the main UK association for
voluntary music.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Please see above (re the Production
Company).| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Durham Sinfonia| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Orchestra North East| |Registered charity number|1081465| |Charity’s principal address|4 Caseton Close,
WHITLEY BAY
NE25 9PL| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Michael
BORTHWICK|Chairman||At AGM (by orchestra
membership)| ||Peter CHESTER|||At AGM| ||Michael CAVE|||At AGM| ||Clarke R SLATER|||At AGM| ||Roger JAY|Treasurer|From December 2022|At AGM| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ## **Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Michael BORTHWICK|Roger JAY| ||

Chairman|Treasurer| ||September 2023|| ||September 2023|| **Orchestra North East (aka Durham Sinfonia)** **Orchestra North East (aka Durham Sinfonia) No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 4/1/2022 3/31/2023 |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Concerts
**17,973**
Donations - members
**1,202**
Donations - miscellaneous
**13,600**
Other income(gift aid, orchestra tax relief)
**1,530**
Interest
**32**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,337**
**Ni**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 34,337**
**A3 Payments**
Concerts - directpayments byONE
**7,489**
Concerts - loans to Production Company
**16,105**
Other costs
**407**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 24,001**
**Nil**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 24,001**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 10,336**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 10,336**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**17,973**
**1,202**
**13,600**
**1,530**
**32**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,337**|**4,009**| |||||**1,020**| |||||**-**| |||||**426**| |||||**1**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**5,456**| |||||| ||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**|**34,337**|**5,456**| |||||| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**7,489**
**16,105**
**407**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,001**|**1,612**| |||||**5,446**| |||||**473**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**7,531**| |||||| ||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**|**24,001**|**7,531**| |||||| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**10,336**
**-**
**-**
**10,336**|**- 2,075**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**- 2,075**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Opening balance
Movement in funds
**Details**
Nil
**Details**
Nil
**Details**
Nil
**Details**
Nil
Signature
See examiner's report
See examiner's report
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**14,242**
**-**
**10,336**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,578**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Roger Jay
Michael Borthwick
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||See examiner's report|Roger Jay|10/27/2023| ||See examiner's report|Michael Borthwick|**10/27/2023**| ## ## ||Yearended|Yearended| |---|---|---| ||31March|31 March| ||2017(rl|2018(f)| |Receipts||| |Concerts|13,679|L0,425| |Donations-members|3,701|1,870| |Donations-misc.|1,,250|200| |Otherincome(GiftAid)|1,314|| |Interest|2|2| |Totalreceipts|19,946|| |Pavments||| |Concerts|16,595|1o,793| |Othercosts|504|638| |Totalpayments|17,099|L1",43L| |Movementin funds|2,847|L,066| |Openingcash balance|12,110|14,957| |Movementinfunds|2,847|1,066| |Closingcash balance|1"4,957|1,6,023| ## |||31March|3l- March| |---|---|---|---| |||2017(fl|2018(f)| |Assets|||| |Cash balances||14,9s7|L6,O23| |Totalassets||1,4,957|16,423| |Liabilities|||| |Unpresented chequesatyearend-||2,468|3,390| |Other liabilities||A1t|| |Total liabilities|-|2,943|3,390| |Netassets|||12,673| ## ##